Hong Kong, March 30: Restructuring of the Alibaba Group has sent shares of the conglomerate soaring in New York and Hong Kong, as investors bet on the return of regulatory support for China's tech industry and private businesses after more than two years of a brutal crackdown.
The nature of the overhaul, in which the internet conglomerate will split...
TAOYUAN, Taiwan/BEIJING: External pressure will not stop Taiwan engaging with the world, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday as she left for the United States, hitting a defiant note after China threatened retaliation if she met U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory,...
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is part of a democratic alliance and can work with many friendly countries, Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said after welcoming a large Czech delegation to the island on Monday, one day after Honduras switched diplomatic allegiance to China.
While the number of countries that retain formal...
Tokyo , March 27: Building on the trend and goal of exporting the Chinese governance model, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote address at the Boao Forum on April 21, 2022, announced the idea of creating an “indivisible security community” through the proposal of the Global Security Initiative (GSI).
In his...
CHIAYI, Taiwan: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited army engineers on Saturday and reviewed their training, saying that defending democracy is the armed forces’ “great” mission, ahead of a trip next week to the United States and Central America.
China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up its...
Tokyo , March 18: Due to security concerns over China, Japan has decided to deploy missile troops on remote islands near China and Taiwan, American broadcaster CNN reported.
The country has ordered numerous troops, including missile units to ensure its hold in the region and showcase its defence capabilities.
Around 570...
Tokyo , March 17 : Two Chinese vessels entered Japan's territorial water near the Senkaku Islands on Friday, pursuing two Japanese fishing boats in the East China Sea, Japan's NHK World reported.
The two Chinese ships reportedly entered Friday in territorial waters off Taisho Island between 4:20 and 4:50 a.m....
Kathmandu , March 16: A Chinese rocket which was used to deliver spy satellites into space on Saturday burned up over the skies of Nepal, the United States Naval Institute (USNI) reported, according to Epardafas.
A similar incident occurred over Texas last week.
The Chang Zheng 2D 'Long March' rocket re-entered...
Washington , March 14: US President Joe Biden plans to hold a telephone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to ease tensions that flared following last month's discovery of a Chinese spy balloon over sensitive military sites and Xi's criticism of the United States this month, the Washington...
